ABB-energo electrosety will invest 2 billion rubles to create a new production complex for electrical equipment in the Uzlovaya special economic zone in the Tula region. The first stone was laid on September 16, 2021.

Crown Holdings will build a two-line aluminium beverage can facility of 355,000 sq ft in Mesquite, Nevada, creating 126 jobs. Operations are scheduled to start in the second quarter of 2023.

VPK has opened a new production and warehouse plant of 22,000 sqm in Brzeg, Poland, in the Skarbimierz special economic zone. The plant adds 60 million sqm of production capacity and 120 staff, with 60 more jobs planned.

Panasonic Ecology Systems and Panasonic Life Solutions Vietnam have completed a new factory in Binh Duong Province, Vietnam, for ceiling fans and ventilating fans. Production starts October 13, 2021, aiming for 3 million units by FY2026.

Orica opened Namibia's first ammonium nitrate factory at Walvis Bay, a N$40 million plant near Rooikop. The plant will produce about 16,000 tonnes per year of ammonium nitrate emulsion for mining explosives. Production has already started.

Daikin India has acquired a 75-acre site at Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, for a new air-conditioner manufacturing plant. The first phase investment is Rs 1,000 crore, with operations expected to start in 2023, creating up to 3,000 jobs.

Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Ming Yang Smart Energy Group is planning to set up a major manufacturing facility in Germany, capable of producing turbines with at least 1 GW capacity annually. Construction is expected to start within three years.

A new production facility for water treatment components has opened in Razumnoye, Belgorod Oblast, Russia, with a capacity of 8.5 million units per year. The project cost over 207 million rubles and created 29 jobs.

Grodno Glass Plant has begun construction of a new glass factory in Grodno, Belarus, with a capacity of 220 tonnes of glass per day and over 200 million bottles per year. The project will create 198 jobs and is scheduled to launch in October 2022.

Intel broke ground on two new leading-edge chip factories at its Ocotillo campus in Chandler, Arizona, as part of a $20 billion capacity expansion. The project is the largest private investment in Arizona's history and brings Intel's total investment in the state to over $50 billion.

United Caps held a grand opening for its Dinnington factory in Rotherham, England, which has produced dairy and beverage closures since 2020, including tethered closures, in a 5,000 square meter facility expandable to 20,000 square meters.

Liebherr-Component Technologies AG has begun construction of a new plant in Dalian, China, to produce bearings, drives and hydraulic cylinders. Production is planned to start by the end of 2022.

Helix Electric announced its first manufacturing facility in Arizona, a 112,000-square-foot plant in Goodyear, to manufacture building components for electrical construction. The facility will create over 100 jobs.

NIBE is building a new Innovation Center and Visitor Center in Markaryd, Sweden. The 5,000+ square meter facility, classified as gold environmental building, will replace the existing lab and is planned to be completed in 2024.

Hitachi ABB Power Grids Ltd will build a world-class transformer manufacturing base in Liangjiang New Area, Chongqing, China. The facility will become one of the company's most advanced manufacturing bases globally.

Ciner Glass board member Didem Ciner met the Welsh First Minister to discuss a proposed £350 million glass manufacturing facility in Ebbw Vale, Wales, which is expected to create approximately 600 new jobs.

Morgère has completed the move to a new 2,500m² purpose-built manufacturing facility in Miniac-Morven, Brittany, for producing trawl doors and fishing equipment.

Volkswagen Group China is building a battery system production factory in Hefei, Anhui, with initial annual capacity of 150,000-180,000 battery systems. Investment is over EUR 140 million, with production start targeted for H2 2023.

Alstom Bharat Forge Power Ltd (ABFPL), a joint venture of Alstom and Bharat Forge, began production at a new manufacturing facility in Sanand, Gujarat, India. The 185,000 sqm plant has an annual capacity of 4,000 MW and currently employs over 250 people, with plans to add 650 more.

BHS Corrugated broke ground on a logistics park in Weiherhammer, Germany, with a 26,500 m² production hall and a three-storey administration building, with construction due by March 2023. The investment totals approximately €38 million.

Ball Corporation announced plans for a multi-line aluminum beverage can plant in North Las Vegas, Nevada, with a nearly $290 million investment, about 180 jobs and production starting in late 2022.

LINDAL Group opened a 12,000 sqm aerosol dispensing facility in São Paulo, Brazil, after a 370-day build, with a €14 million investment and 130 initial employees.

Kruger Packaging is building its first US packaging plant in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, a $114 million investment expected to create 150 jobs and produce 2.4 billion square feet of corrugated boxes per year.

WEG's Russian subsidiary WRU opened a new sales office in Novosibirsk, Siberia to provide improved support to local customers.

Sooro Renner inaugurated a new non-caking permeate production plant in Marechal Cândido Rondon, Paraná, Brazil on September 22, 2021. The plant, with over 8,000 square meters, increases production capacity by more than 100 tons per day and involved an investment of over R$ 120 million.

Aptiv signed an agreement to build a new automotive cable production plant in Oujda Technology Park, Morocco. The $43.8 million facility is expected to create 3,500 jobs, with construction starting in January 2022 and opening in June 2022.

JSR Corporation will establish a new subsidiary, JSR Electronic Materials Singapore Pte. Ltd., to strengthen sales and marketing of semiconductor materials in Singapore and Southeast Asia. Operations are scheduled to start around December 2021.

Aery Aviation is breaking ground on a new 60,000-square-foot hangar facility at Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport, investing $15.3 million and creating 211 new jobs. The facility will expand capabilities in maintenance, modification, and engineering.

Spirit AeroSystems officially opened its Aerospace Innovation Centre (AIC) in Prestwick, Scotland, a 90,000 square foot R&D facility for lightweight composite aerostructures. The £28 million facility was supported by a £4.8 million grant from Scottish Enterprise.

Knauf Insulation will establish a new fiberglass insulation manufacturing and distribution facility in McGregor, Texas. The project will create 151 jobs and involve more than $210 million in capital investment.

Integer announced construction of a new Medical Device Innovation and Manufacturing facility in Galway, Ireland, with a projected $30 million investment and 100-200 new jobs. Construction is expected to start in 2022 and complete in late 2023.

Austrian PicoPack Group is setting up industrial polypropylene jumbo bag production in leased halls of a former factory in Knin's Preparandija zone, through a new company Velebit ambalaža (51% PicoPack, 49% Goran Jerković). The project is valued at about 33.34 million kuna.

ABB inaugurated a new manufacturing facility for medium-voltage air-insulated switchgear in Tangerang, Indonesia, as part of a $20 million investment plan. The 3,700 sqm plant can produce over 4,000 switchgear panels per year.

Sensirion's subsidiary completed a new production site in Debrecen, Hungary, built using sustainable methods, at the end of July 2021. The site is a strategic expansion that will not affect existing jobs in Switzerland or other sites.

PLPCOATINGS announced it will open a new production site in Wrocław, Poland in 2022 to increase production capacity beyond Belgium. Construction has started and the facility is expected to be operational in August 2022.

Platinum Stairlifts is investing over £5 million to open a new 58,000-square-foot production facility in Keighley, West Yorkshire, expected to create at least 30 new skilled jobs and more than double production capacity. The facility is due to open in early 2022.

Flat Vietnam Co., Ltd., a 100% Hong Kong-invested company, is building a solar glass factory in Dinh Vu Industrial Park, Haiphong, Vietnam, with a total investment of $22.5 billion (likely a typo for $225 million) and annual capacity of 160,000 tonnes of solar glass.

Nucor Corporation announced board approval to construct a new state-of-the-art sheet mill with 3 million tons annual capacity, costing approximately $2.7 billion, to serve Midwest and Northeast markets. Locations under evaluation include Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

Thailand's SCG Packaging announced an 11.8 billion baht expansion in packaging paper in Vietnam through joint venture Vina Kraft Paper, building a new facility in Vinh Phuc to start in early 2024.

Bundaberg manufacturer Grillex opened a new 2,680 square metre facility in Bundaberg's Kensington industrial area, backed by Queensland's Jobs and Regional Growth Fund, with 15 new roles planned.

Fipros Nutrition opened a new automated milk powder blending and packaging plant in Ebberup, Denmark, with an investment of around DKK 100 million, featuring robotics and a Jorgensen Engineering packaging line.

AISIN Corporation opened AW Texas, a new 463,800 square foot plant in Cibolo, Texas, producing automatic and hybrid transmissions. The plant currently employs about 500 people and is expected to grow to over 900.

Boeing will invest $200 million to manufacture the U.S. Navy's latest unmanned aircraft at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah, Illinois.

A3 Surfaces inaugurated its first plant in Saguenay, Quebec, featuring an anodizing line with capacity of 30 million dm2 of treated aluminum per year.

Infineon opened its new 300mm power semiconductor plant in Villach, Austria, commissioned in August 2021, three months ahead of schedule. The fab has 60,000 m² of gross floor space and will add sales potential of around €2 billion per year.

Infineon opened a 1.6 billion euro plant in Villach, Austria, boosting its capacity to supply power chips for cars, data centres and renewable power.

Schaeffler opened a new 15,000 sqm production facility for electrified powertrain components at its Szombathely location in Hungary, creating 150 new jobs. The plant is the company's first fully dedicated to electro-mobility and is gold-certified for sustainability.

Zoomlion held a groundbreaking ceremony for its Smart Industry City headquarters and three smart manufacturing parks in Changsha, Hunan. The project covers over 10,000 mu with a total investment of about RMB 100 billion.

ABB-Energo Elektroseti has begun construction of an electrical equipment plant in the Uzlovaya special economic zone in Tula Oblast, Russia. The investment is over 2.3 billion rubles, and the plant will create about 200 jobs.

Korteks, a Turkish yarn producer, has completed a new facility in Bursa to produce recycled polyester yarn from PET waste bottles. The plant has a monthly production capacity of 600 tons.